Telegraph Attack Behavior

Spawn another independent telegraph at the owner's origin and layer. Existing telegraphs keep their settings and progress. LastTelegraphID identifies the new one.

Apply a version 2 preset with durations in seconds (legacy version 1 speeds are converted) and start at the owner's location/Z. Owner angle stays live. Invalid JSON fires On JSON error without changing the existing attack.

Spawn another independent telegraph at a fixed position on the owner's current layer. Existing telegraphs are unchanged.

Queue another independent telegraph at the owner's current position/layer/Z with settings captured now. It begins growth after Delay seconds. The angle offset parameter is also captured now, making this safe with LoopIndex in a Repeat loop without a System Wait.

Start a rectangular beam from the midpoint of its near edge at Start X/Y to End X/Y, using Box width. Overrides shape and length for this attack only. Initially aligns to the endpoints, then follows subsequent owner angle changes around the fixed start. Zero distance gives an empty area.

Remove ALL telegraphs belonging to this behavior, active and completed. Does not fire completion.

Choose which telegraph existing conditions/expressions inspect. Invalid IDs select none. Start selects its new telegraph; completion events automatically use the one finishing. This explicit action may override that event selection.

Remove only this telegraph's visual and geometry without completion. Other telegraphs continue; removing the selected one selects none.

Remove all completed telegraphs and their retained geometry. Active telegraphs continue unchanged.

Choose circle/oval, box/rectangle, donut, pie/wedge, or star. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Set full box width and length in layer pixels. Start box between points replaces the length for that attack. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Choose whether ordinary Start actions place the box at its starting-edge midpoint or bounding-box center. Start box between points always uses its starting edge. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Set a direction in degrees relative to the owner's live angle. The next spawn captures this offset independently, so later offset changes do not turn existing telegraphs. Owner/parent/Rotate angle changes still rotate all telegraphs live. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Set the final X/Y radii in layer pixels. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Set the donut's circular Hole radius and outside attack radius. If Hole radius exceeds Outer radius, it clamps to Outer radius. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Set the circular safe-zone radius used when Include hole is enabled. Donuts always use this radius. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Enable a circular safe center for circle/oval, box/rectangle, pie/wedge, and star shapes. Donuts always retain their hole. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Set pie/wedge angular limits relative to the telegraph's live facing direction. With Angle offset 0, zero degrees is the owner's current facing. Equal angles make an empty wedge; a difference of 360 degrees makes a full ellipse. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Set the number of outer tips and the indentation between them. Radius X/Y set the outer tip distances, and the first tip points along the telegraph's live facing direction. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Enable or disable outer ring growth. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Set duration in seconds. 2 = two seconds; 0.5 = half a second; 0 = instant. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Set duration in seconds. 2 = two seconds; 0.5 = half a second; 0 = instant. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Set inward outline thickness in pixels. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Set RGB color and opacity. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Set RGB color and opacity. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Choose the growth curve without changing duration. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Choose the growth curve without changing duration. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Choose whether the visual disappears on completion; area queries are retained. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Draw behind or in front of every object on the captured layer. Applies to the next Start; the current telegraph is unchanged.

Triggered once per telegraph when its fill reaches full size. TelegraphID and existing queries automatically refer to the one finishing, even if Start spawns another during this event.

Triggered when Telegraph Attack From JSON rejects settings. LastJSONError describes the error; the previous attack remains unchanged.

True while waiting, growing, or filling; false after completion or removal. Uses the selected telegraph, not all telegraphs.

True while the selected delayed telegraph is waiting to begin growth. Uses the selected telegraph, not all telegraphs.

True while the outer ring is growing. Uses the selected telegraph, not all telegraphs.

True after ring growth and before fill completion. Uses the selected telegraph, not all telegraphs.

True after Start, including after completion, until Clear. Uses the selected telegraph, not all telegraphs.

Test a point against the final attack area, including its boundary. Safe center holes are excluded. Uses the selected telegraph, not all telegraphs.

Test an instance origin by UID against the final attack area. Does not pick target instances. Uses the selected telegraph, not all telegraphs.

Test a point against the currently shaded area. Uses the selected telegraph, not all telegraphs.

Test an instance origin by UID against the currently shaded area. Does not pick target instances. Uses the selected telegraph, not all telegraphs.

Test any overlap between the final area and a Sprite's current collision polygon. Safe center holes are excluded. Touching counts; disabled collisions and unsupported targets return false. Does not pick instances. Uses the selected telegraph, not all telegraphs.

Test any overlap between the eased shaded fill and a Sprite's current collision polygon. Touching counts; disabled collisions and unsupported targets return false. Does not pick instances. Uses the selected telegraph, not all telegraphs.

1 if the point is within the final attack area, otherwise 0. Safe center holes are excluded. Retained after completion until Clear. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

1 if the object origin (UID) is inside the final attack area, otherwise 0. Missing/non-world objects return 0. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

1 if the point is within the currently shaded area, otherwise 0. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

1 if the object origin (UID) is within the currently shaded area, otherwise 0. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

1 if a Sprite's collision polygon overlaps or touches the final attack area, otherwise 0. Safe center holes are excluded. Unsupported targets or disabled collisions return 0. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

1 if a Sprite's collision polygon overlaps or touches the eased shaded fill, otherwise 0. Safe center holes are excluded. Unsupported targets or disabled collisions return 0. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

1 if the point is in the area bounded by the currently grown outline, not only its stroke. Active safe holes are excluded. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Frozen anchor X: circle/donut/pie/star center or box center/starting-edge midpoint; 0 before Start. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Frozen anchor Y: circle/donut/pie/star center or box center/starting-edge midpoint; 0 before Start. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Captured total world Z, including the trigger layer's elevation; 0 before Start. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Current telegraph direction in degrees, following owner rotation plus any endpoint alignment offset; 0 before Start. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Captured offset from the owner's live angle in degrees, or the configured offset before Start. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Final horizontal radius of the current/last telegraph, or the configured radius before Start. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Final vertical radius of the current/last telegraph, or the configured radius before Start. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Circular safe-zone radius of the current/last telegraph, or the configured Hole radius before Start. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Donut outside radius of the current/last telegraph, or the configured outer radius before Start. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Pie/wedge minimum angle relative to live facing, in degrees. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Pie/wedge maximum angle relative to live facing, in degrees. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Number of outer tips on the current/last star, or the configured value before Start. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Star concave-point depth as a percentage for the current/last telegraph, or the configured value before Start. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Full box width of the current/last telegraph, or the configured width before Start. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Full box length of the current/last telegraph, including endpoint-calculated length, or configured length before Start. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Box placement anchor of the current/last telegraph, or configured anchor before Start: start or center. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Eased outer ring scale from 0 to 1 (not elapsed time fraction). Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Eased shaded fill scale from 0 to 1 (not elapsed time fraction). Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Elapsed time since this telegraph was queued, including any start delay, using the owner's timescale. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Seconds remaining before a delayed telegraph begins growth; zero otherwise. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Total delay-plus-ring-plus-fill duration in seconds. Instant stages take zero seconds. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

1 when the current/last telegraph has a safe center hole (including every donut), otherwise 0. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Deprecated compatibility alias for HoleRadius. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Current phase: idle, waiting, growing, filling, or complete. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Current/last shape, or configured shape before Start: circle, box, donut, pie, or star. Uses the selected telegraph, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete.

Reason the last preset import failed. Empty after a successful import or load.

Selected telegraph ID, or the one finishing during On telegraph complete; 0 if none. IDs are local to this behavior.

ID most recently spawned by this behavior, even if later removed. 0 before any spawn. Save this after Start.

Number of retained telegraphs, including completed/hidden ones. Use Clear completed to release old geometry.

Number of telegraphs still waiting, growing, or filling, independent of query selection.

Retained ID at zero-based index in spawn order; 0 for an invalid index. Iterate 0 through TelegraphCount-1 and Select telegraph. Do not remove entries during this indexed loop.